Jamestown

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 44 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  2. High 1,735 acres · 1,729 state, 6 local 90%
  3. Moderate 143 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  1,923 acres of land in all, 1,915 in the State Responsibility Area and 7 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2021 Washington Fire 136 acres in total 65 acres here
  2. 2019 Preston Fire Cause: Playing with fire 20 acres here
  3. 2022 Woods Fire 22 acres in total 13 acres here

  The most recent was the 2022 Woods Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 98 acres of Jamestown have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history